Another cheap 'T-Style' goes under the microscope this week as we take a close up look and listen to Fender's Squier Sonic Telecaster. Can you get a 'real' Telecaster for Β£149 that doesn't fall apart and sound a bit rubbish? π§ Come and join us as we get stuck in and find out! ππΈπ
My Reverb Shop: https://tidd.ly/3RIRwNs
Individual T Style Reviews:
Jet JT300: https://youtu.be/XORieVE6pKk
Harley Benton TE62: https://youtu.be/FsbZb6Oh8vU
Antiquity TL1: https://youtu.be/1PlA1X6pIqM
Fazley Coyote Basic: https://youtu.be/j2AGhbM1JiM
EastCoast T1: https://youtu.be/pkO_QY0ddGI
00:00 intro & coming up
01:06 a proper telecaster?
04:12 let's have a look
05:34 what does it weigh?
06:50 fingerboard, frets, hardware, etc
07:54 neck profile & measurements
09:04 pickup readings
09:50 under the hood
15:03 this is what it sounds like unplugged
15:28 on the board today
15:52 this what it sounds like plugged in
17:16 let's play something
21:25 does it cut it?
22:50 why do I love cheap guitars?
25:21 it's hard to criticise this one
26:44 it's not actually the cheapest
28:13 another good one for the comparison
29:48 the mysterons light of doom
31:48 last weeks les pauls sale update
33:20 my time zone
34:20 play out jam
Signal Chain Info:
TC Polytune
Soul Food / Nobels ODR-1 / RAT
Boss DD3 / Boss RC5 Looper
Amps: Fender Princeton Reverb '65 Tweed 1 x 12
Mics AKG C414 & SM57
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 into Protools
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